Torque Support Bracket

Torque Support Bracket

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Drill

• Stepped quick-helix drill (dia. 24 mm)

Removing

- Remove front noise insulation by loosening fasteners - 1 -.





• Ignore items - 2, 3 and 4 -.

- Remove both front wheels.

- Remove front section of left and right front wheel housing liner.

- Remove front bumper cover.

- Remove lower air guide hose from lower section of air filter housing - arrow -.





- Remove right headlamp.

- Disconnect electrical harness connector - 3 - at Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor (G70).





- Disconnect air guide hose - 2 - from air guide pipe.

- Disconnect air duct - 1 - from upper section of air filter housing.

- Remove bolts - arrows - and remove upper section of air filter housing.

- Disconnect vacuum hose - 1 - and remove air duct - 2 -.





- Remove bolts - arrows -.

- Rotate lower section of air filter housing and disconnect electrical connector - 3 - on Intake Air Switch-Over valve (N335).

- Remove lower section of air filter housing.

- Depress locking mechanisms - arrows - and remove air guide at right front from lock carrier.





- Remove bolts - arrows -.





- Remove air guide at right rear from lock carrier.

- Mark holes according to dimensions - a and b - at lock carrier as shown.





• Dimension - a - = 40 mm.

• Dimension - b - = 55 mm

- Make a bore 24 mm in dia.

• The bore must be pre-bored and then drilled to 24 mm in dia. using the stepped quick-helix drill.

- Remove bolts - 1 and 2 - on torque support bracket.





- Loosen bolt - 3 - several turns.

- Remove bolt - arrow - at torque support mount.





- Remove bolts - arrows - and remove torque support mount.





Installing

- Turn adjustment ring - 1 - on torque support bracket clockwise as far as stop.





- Tighten bolts - 1 and 3 - on torque support bracket.





- Rotate adjustment ring - 1 - counter-clockwise by hand until it comes into contact with torque support bracket.





- Then, turn adjustment ring one rotation clockwise again.

- Tighten bolt - arrow - on torque support mount.





The rest of installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following.

- Install headlamps.

- Install front bumper cover.

- Install air filter housing.

- Check headlamp adjustment.